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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-15
wELAEA.

Congrai aIating the "News'-As to siiag"
Cost os Keeping Two Cove.
Special Correspondence Paiatka News.
We are much pleased to see The NEWS
in its new dress. 1t Is fast making its
way TO the front rank. its increasing
widespread circulation well warranting
this step. We hope now To see its sub
scription list grow as II should.
Everybody in these parts is in fine
spirits The rsilroad. and the ibcorpors-
ton business seems to put new life into
The fine rain "a week ago was of much
the peopie.
benefit. and some planting was done. IL
is getting near time to plant for forage
crDp. and among a number may be emit
Ineratei milo maize. both red and white.
mIllet kaffir corr. Guinea grass. etc.
the latter pretty much abandoned. The
crai,gra-s hay comes on late in the sea
son and is valuable. ! notice a re-
cent article ON Siios, ny Rustic.
which il good suggestion, hot
few Silos are in this country.
Mr.. Holmes Erwin. of Hallidon PARK.
LakeBrowart. has the only one know N; /;
ne was very succssssful the past season.
SupIssse there are MANY siins: what are
vo. going tn feed il tos We have goo.l
pasture most of the year. and abundance
Of green forage. all of which is hard tn
cure during the rainy season SO far an
my opinion and experience goes, some
good cows are best to keep TO feed the en-
Stage to. Many think cows cannot be
kept successfully in Florida; others think
they must run out in the woods and thus
bother their owners about finding them:
or. perhaps, trying to find out who fired
the Last load a shot into them. In order
to overcome any such objections. l pro-
pose To give q statement of two cows ]
bought last fall. One n Guinea
cow, the other about one-quarter
Durham. tire fognser very small.
tfe latter 0 sveFnee ize. ] do
mot count the forage tlsese cows have
consuunesi-s ] RAISED it all and have
quantity IN lnnd yet. They were On 0ld
GeSd pnseure until Decemlsrr: .ince tl,en
have bsen kepa in small wood I0t and
weiI be11Gleul sad st.l'aei every night Nr
do make any item of fertilizer which
Mas saved. ard was valuable. This esti-
nnate = Iron OctOhw sO Mach !, and,
may aAd. IL cOws still keep up nGu-
hr 6e~- asd will iarseaas when ! -
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The rsiep.ae sait B<x-n.

BosTON, March 14.-The Government
began its suit against the Bell Telephone
Company in the United States Circuit
Court. this morning. before Judge Colt.
The suit Is to annul two patents held by
A. q. Bell on the ground that he was
not the original inventor and that the
patents were fraudulently obtained. The
defense moved to he allowed to demur
and pssad af the same session. The sit
ting was adjourned pending Judge Colt
decision ON this point The counsel for
the Government was Ex-Solicitor Gener-
eral John Goode- VIM F.. Strawbridge,
of Philadelphia and jeff Chandler. of
Washington; for the Telephone Com
pany j. j. Starrow and Chauncey Smith
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Cincinnati Lumber Failures.

CINCINNATI. March I4.-Geo- - Craw-
ford, lumber dealer. assigned this after
noon. His liabilities are 500 90: assets.
80. 900. Later in the day it was learned
that 7. w. & w. G. Boyd. lumber deal
ers in this city, have made q TN Of sale
to Fitzpatrick & Co. of New York. con-
veying all their effects here for $1,000.
This Is to avoid an assignment and to
prefer Ke~ York crziitoss- The Bsysis
ase heasly nterested in the Boyd 4 90.
Manufacturing Company. q L~vanna.
Brown county. Ohio That concern
made an assignment to-day. It's capital
stock was tD0.O0O Crawford. wbn
assigned to-day, vAs On Boyd com
pany paper for s.esc. hence his failure.
In january, lse1. the Boyds ciained
aboat es0o. go s~ess and e8,0e0 H.
bilifiss. which inclaAed thsir in1ssest in
the Boyd Manufacturing Ccnpany-
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The Moonlight Nights.
sanfor'i JfairIis'

The writer has been IN Florida going on
two decades and therefore has sonis~ex-
pericnce in Florida winters: aud while n
l. true that nearly all our winters af" de.
ligitfui. the weather ~ the past several
weeks. To say nothing of those anterior
thereto. has been surpassingiy lovely.
The days are bright, is-aufifui and halny
and th.. nights. always lovely In Florida,
have lately posTs-ss.-i "a witchery OF soft
moonlight that gives one a forecast of The
Celestial II ~ gratifying to know that
hundreds aud thousands of ''ni-sins
tourists" have turned up just In time ~
enjoy these climatic delights. 10 that we
may exp~-t % -fr PRAISES ~ Florida n
matchIess climate IN nearly every paper
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SHOT DOWN IN A NURSERY.


Wosssan Aorst~sea by . Crazy uaa who
should Have Been lscked Gp-
New York World
BALTIMORE, March 13.-CarYie Pelfz.
aged Twenty-Five years, employed i'm the
family Of Benjanin Berwanger. =
wealthy merchant. was shot late last
night by Harry Berwanger. Mr. Ber-
wangers son, at the family residence on
Madison avenue, fashionable locality.
The Young woman and a companion
were seated at a table in the nursery
about II O'Clock. when Berwanger en-
tered the room. and, without uttering a
word. drew a revolver and fired in the
direStion of the Young womesa-
Carrie sprang up, exclaiming. MY
God. I'm shot" and ran from the room.
The other girls screams alarmed the
household. and the family soon gathered
in the nursery. Physicians We're sum-
moned, and. after dressing the wound of
the injured girl. pronounced il fatal.
She was placed On q lounge. and. = few
minutes past midnight. expired
Young Berwanger was for some time
an inmate of an insane asylum. but was
resently discharged As cured. kftt
At the coroner's inquest it was shown
that the murderer was insane when he
committed the deed. DR. Arnold tes-
titled that young Berwanger had been
for some time subject to mental hallri-
cination. He was Of unsound mind and
exhibited hemicisial and suicidal tenden-
cies. He had advised that the young
man he restrained, and he was sent two
years ago to an insane asylum. He was
not much benefited, and ultimately es-
capped. Dr. Conrad. Of the asylum, tes-
tilted that Berwanger was subject to
homicidal and suicidal tendencies. He
was just as likely to kill his wife, moth
er. OF himself a. any one else.
The jury returned a verdict that Ber-
wanger was insane when he fired the
fatal shot. He was sent to jail to await
the action of the authOrif as. Mr.. Whyle,
his lawyer. will endeaxCr to have Ber-
wanger adjudged insane and sent to an
asylum. Young Berwanger has refused
To have anything to say since his arrest.
Whenever any one approaches his cell
he turns his back to the door and will
make no respone to questions.
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Sympathy for Them. .


NEW YORK. March 14.-The Central
Labor Union has adopted resolutions to
the eject that the proceedings of the
Tampa qh-) Board of Trade in expelling
the disorderly Cuban cigar makers be
trays desire to precipitate class con-
fiict in this country. inasmuch as the ex-
pelled citizens were informed that the
only cause for expelling them was their
action in connection with labor organi-
zations. and calling the attention of the
United States authorities to the report
that the Spanish Consul offered the
Tampa Board Of Trade $50, 900 to put the
expelled men on board the Spanish gun
boat in the vicinity Of Key West. as
they were all Cuban revolutionists.
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Bermuda Onions.
EornnnlIlnn MlrrnI.

4 iudicious and experienced thinker,
long resident in Florida. claims that our
people are very slow in finding out the
products which they can successfully en-
gage in the raising Of. For instance, the
Bermuda onion. which has an established
reputation N profitable article greatly
in demand. can be cultivated in Florida
10 greater advantage than in Bermuda.
We have soil naturally fertile. abundant
water supply and nearness 20 market.
II Il said that 900 bushels per acre can
market ~ about ~ per bushel in New
York. Vet we seldom see any shipments
of onions. The Italian silver white
onion has been successfully tried. but We
see no utilization of u ~ a productive
crop.
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~ Grave Charge. ="

GafnsOvflie Advocate,
Under the above heading the Times
Union Of Tuesday publishes the follow
ing communication:
"GAISEsvIIIE. Fla, March 4. 1885,.
ITO the Editor of the Times-I nioB;
DEAR SIR can give Won a pointer on
the Senatorial question. Are YOU aware
that the Circuit Judgeship" are iseing
made the basis of trades In Governor
Perry's behalf! The matter II almost
openly canvassed here and ] understand
il is the same in other judicial circuits 81
the State" LEX.
There can be no doubt that the above
is grave charge" and one that should
not he made unless well authenticated.
After q searching investigation we have
been unable 10 ascertain that there il
even the renoiest Foundation for the as
sertion containesi i'm the letter quoted.
We are quite sure that the matter has
not bsen almost openiy canyassssi here,
and to be frank. there IL no reason 10 bs-
lieve that il has been canvsssed 10 all.
The ''prominent attorney" whom the
Times Csio" alleges is responsible
for the above letter. is an
known - the. peopie of Gainesville.
There are quite a number ~ Democrats
in this vicinity who woui ls pleased 90
h.S,one acquainted with him ~, that
they might interview him upon the sub
ject of trades ina Governor Perry's h.-
half" There IL not an attorney la this
CITY. prominent or otherwise. Who's.
name h Lex" II there is an attorney
in Gainesville who has ia his Possession
evidence going to show that the Govern
on Of Florida is barter,ng seats ON the
bench for votes in the Legislature 10 w.
cure his election 10 ti,e unitssI States
senate. let hin, produce the pro,f. But
who ielieves tina, Governor Perry would
do such thing. A prominent attor-
ney'' who hides his name with nom de
Elaase. viii not be apt TO iniure the
character OF trusted official like Gov
ernor Perry. II was hoped that the can
vass for Ubmtszi sstsss. SENATOR would
be conductssi upon a lsa.is calculated la
do jsEsts,e 10 all sis- candidates. that the
contest. ~iAiie il might bsssIne. warm.
VOID still le fair. IL thu charge ~
Lex y typs.in is'ssice to bi,n.eif and IN
she interess OF the pussiic. b~ should sss'-
etanaiste siss chsrGe. CnIs~s ise dss~
this. the bnpr~~iow viii prevail thai the
eaaasge !. false, naanufactured out Of
vIhn1s cbnsh- fw the exIsens puspnse a
tejurinG 0osssnoe Rspvy snd lar~ning
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Opposition 10 the OIL thrust.

A Columbia, =. g., dispatch of the ith.
referring to the organization Of the
Southern Cotton Oil Company by the
Oliver Brothers of that city, says that
Mr.. Armour. ~ Chicago, wished % take
large interest in the company, but his
monopoly and treat the farmers and pub
lie just as the OIL Trust il doing. For
these reasons Mr.. Armour was not taken
in. hut his place has been filed by few
strong financial friends of the new com
pany. who hage agreed with the projec-
tors 10 surrender portion Of their inter
ests that the projectors may desire 90 put
into the hands Of Southern planters and
other desirable friends OF the enterprises.
This Is the company that Is to erect q
cotton seed oil mill in Mobile and in sew
eral other cities of the South.
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People, ia the audience who perspired
nj the Chestnut Street Tlseater the past
few nights wondered why il waz. Ibe
usual cool blast that n waited through
the auditorium when tine curtain rists
was absent. On the second night sarah
Bernharit said Ia thu engineer, Say u
" manager. wiz ~ complsinents ~
Madame Bernbar,lt, zat " ~ heat 90 NOT
incres,s. ~ curtain will ring down and
sbe will leave ~ ti,eafsr. would not,
she added. catch cold fan al NJ maila-
g,.rs ia zr world.
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WHITE HOUSE CRUsHES.
How Clothing suffer- at Washington Es-
ceptfons.
Work WnriJ

New York World.
WAsHISoToS, March l?.--One hears
nov that the season in over and there l.,
an opportunity to recaPitulate the expe-
riences Of ones self and friends Of both
sexes in he ''crushes" at the White
House and elsewhere at 1.-The height of
the season of some most ludicrous in
cidents.
The tulle dresses. whose owners knew
no better than to wear them into "a
crowd, Jared the worst, ono might
say. if even the stout cloth Of
which gentlemen's coats are sup
posed to be made had been able
tO Withstand the close contact with the
clothing Of ladies' which a crowded recep-
tion necessarily involved. Whole width-
of lovely tulle gowns. worn for the first
time when they met this fate. were seen
clinging tn the velvet toilets of other
ladies which had swept past the diapha-
nous garments; or pieces ri the tulls or
embroidered Grape were left hanging T.,
buttons of gentlemens coats, the wearers
of the tulle and the coats being wholly
unacquainted i'm spite Of the close juNta-
position
La the old fairy tale pearls and dia-
nonds fall from the lips Of the fortu-
nately endowed damsel. and i'm lieu of
that pearls and crystals have showerei
from the toilets they had garnisl,esl when
worn at entertainments in Washington.
SLEEVE VERSUS BUTTON.
One lady had the jet of her beaded lace
sleeves caught i'm the button ON the coal
tail Of an army officers full dress uni
form at card reception at the Execu-
tive Mansion i'm February. He was push
ing through the crowd unaware that he
was dragging along the Iady-who did
n
sleeves-at the end Of his coat tails, and
she implored him in vain to stop. for he
did not hear her. Finally he became disen-
tangled as to the coat tail. and went Of I,
not knowing that a bright colored bow
of satin ribbon was Haunting from one
Of his gilded metal buttons in the rear.
He had not felt her pulling to free her
sleeve. because the pressure of the
crowd all around WAS 80 great that a
tug or a shove more or less passed nm
noticed. and the noisy music Of the Ma
rine Band drowned her voice.
Another army officer whose Uniform
was new. had the cnat ruined by one of
the tails being torn of at AN afternoon
tea i'm another officers house. The but
ton on his coat had become enfangled In
the dangling beaded tassels On q lady 3
dolman. and the wearer Of each pulled in
opposite directions. and the tasseIs provei
strange to say. the stronger. and trium-
phantly carried Oft section Of the coat
tail. which was torn in such way that il
cannot b. menied 80 as to be wearabIe
at all.
A" paper hunt" pastime which the
ladies and gentlemen Of Washington
who ride well on horseback greatly Ell
joy, is To occur on Wednesday next, a.
be followed by refreshments at the
Country Club" Carriages leave the
Russian legation for the scene of the
hunt.
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MckEEsPoRT- PA, March i4.-The
puddlers and knobbers at Wood & Cos.
lrou Mil who Joined the Anualgannted
Association, Saturday. have bsen paid
up and dischared. The midi was rum
ming FUN. to-day, except in the ps.dsilers'
and knobbers' departments, where only
a few men were at work. The COM
psny refused to recognize the Amalga-
mated Association and claims that they
will have all the men they need in a few
days. On the other hand the discharged
employees say they will be unable to Sc
cure enough n2n- Union men to run the
mill AMI are sanguine of ultimate sue
cess
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The military Frontier or France.

Nafionai Review,
The ceSsion of Alsaee aud Lorraine
placed Metz and Strlsburg. the keys OF
the old French frontier, in German
hands. IL gave France "A new frontier
and very open one; "A frontier unpro-
tected by any very great natural obstacles,
for the Germans now hold both sides Of
the Rhine. and the Northern passages of
the Nosges (the passes 10y which the
French armies used Ia march to tllc
Rhine under Napoleon ID were well
within the new German territory. Morp-
over, this naturally open frontier might
be said To be wholly unprotected by arr.
once Metz and Strasburg were gone
True, there was the fortress Of Bclfort ON
the extreme right, guarding the well
marked valley between the Nonges and
the Jura. which French geographerS call
la trouce de Belfort. But Belfoft, shat
tered by the successful siege which was
the last act of the war, was only the
wreck of "A fortress. and In any ease its
works were not of such a charac-
ter as To iR Z for iis new position on the
very frontier line. Taught by the hard
lessons OF defeat. the French Govern
ment at once set Ia work Ia put the new
frontier into n thorough state Of defense
Successive war ministers have steadily
worked upon the lines originally laid
Down by the engineers charged with the
task IA 1851, Money has not been
spared. II has been spent by the mil
lions and now, after the labor ~ sixteen
years. the work h done. Probably 40
vast scheme of military engineering
was never done before planned and ex-
ecuted Ina So brief "A time. The French
engineers have not been content 10 erect
upon the new frontier three or -four first
class fofiresses to serve ~ points of sup
port for a defending army. They have
closed il with double line of works.
linked these together by nm elaborate
system ~ railways. and. besides fortifs-,
ing Paris, they have constructed two
other great fortrss,e in the heart OF
France 10 serve as las.s OF operation for
her armies ", as in 1870. the barriers
nearer the frontier were again pressed
by invading armies from beyond the
Rhjne
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An In.si.n XIII. An Array Omc~r.

an im"aan Mile ~" Array omeer.
UTICA " ". March l4.-Lieutenanf
county, who graduated last year at West
Point, was killed by an Indian Friday.
at San Carlos, Ari., where he was In
spector of Indian Supplies and in com
mand of a hand of Apache scouts.
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LYSCHBCRG. Va, March H.-Hon.
Willis p. BHrock. twice Attorney Gen
eral Of This Stste and . menlbsr OF the
Constitutional Convention in leJo. died
this morning i'm Appomattox county.
aged 90 years.
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Passenger Agents. Annual Meeting.

WAsHINGTON, March 1.-THE annual
meeting of the National Association of
General Passenger Agents Of the United
States and Canada viii begin here to-
morrow. The principal object OF dis
cussion will he the Interstate Con,n,er,e g
hill
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NUMBER 4.

his chances for election to the senate.
such pointers GA the Senatorial queS-
ton. while they are outrageous la their
nature, arr transparent enough il is
hoped, for every intelligent citizen TO see
through. Such charge, unaccalnpa-
MED by the proof, should he taken and
accepted FOR what il Is worth IL Il can
be made Ia appear that Governor Perry
has utilized th. appointive power con
ferrrd upon him by the constitl-
tion Ia elevate himself 60 the
Senate he should not receive the
vote Of single member Of the Lagis-
lature. Now that the charge is made
that his official influence il being pros.ti-
ut"l Ia such base purpose, his friends
should see Ia IL that the author of the
charge is held responsible. In Justice 10
Gov, Perry, the party and the people.
the truth or the falsity Of the charge
should be made apparent, As the care
now stands the charge viii not be- cred
tied and the effect Of il cannot be other
wise than injurious Ia the candidate
i'm who's. interest IL is alleged la have
been made. The candidates for the SEN
ate should he given an open field and
fair fight. The real contest FOR senator,
il is generally conceded, is between Gov.
Perry and ex-(ov. Bloxham. Either 81
these two distinguished Democrats would
reflect credit upon the Democratic party
by occupying a seat in the senate.
Neither Of them could be induced 20
commit disbonorablr act Ia secure the
position; but II Il possibl" that either OF
these recognized LEADERS of tho party
may have friends who will stoop ~ do a
dirty thing
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nsss~. wrsrke., by saso.iighser~-

DUBLIN, March t.-Moonlighters have
wrecked the houses Of ten tenants ON
Gen. Stewards estate in West Clare. The
tenants had refused to adopt the plan
Of campaign" a number Of hailifs
and police who We're trying Sd serve sum-
mons in Huhert's Town to-day, in the
case of the prisoner Mooney. were at
tackled with -tcB~s and savi~ess s'sss s'f the
town.
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NEW YORK. Narch f4.-Nartin '. -
Smith, leather merchant. doing business
in William street. made an assignment
to-day, for the benefit of his creditors.
10 Ludwig Roth with preferences
amounting to $1?a.593. Among the pre-
ferresi crxsliisrs are the National Park
Bank and tine Merchants Exchange Ma
tional Bank. for sums not stated.
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LDNDoN. March 14.-The 1fNes IN
concluding an article in to-day's issue on
'.Parnellism and Crime" says: The
confederacy has been established be-
tween the Parnellite chief and the Pha-
nix Park murderers. Is il decent in
view Of all this, that the Gladstone Lib
erals should cooperate with such mem
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ThOughs Better Of It,

CHICAGO. March l4.-A the wsedy
session of she Coneregational Mini1trs
in Chicago to-day. statement highly
euoligissic Of the Rev. Henry Ward
Bsschr VAS s.iDpted and ordered placed
on The PeesrvlG Dr. H.nrnond and one
other minister objected to the paper but
il was adopted in spite of their protest.
An other ministers voted in the afYirma-
tive ~
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Tie Chicago Arfs says; John Shcinan
has started 0ii tour ~ the southern
State. IL will s,v remembered that son1r
wears ago hi, brother made nm extensive
trip in the sasne locality and attracted a
good deal ~ attention at the time" fer-
be attracted guri deal of attention.
tained sfter h~ inskss his HaehyiIIe
Qsr0ch. W esF
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Turkeys New Representative.

WAsHINGToS, March 14.-Mavroyeni
Bey. newly accredited minister Of Tur-
key 70 tise United States. was formally
presented to the President by Secretary
of State Bayard to-day
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Murder Trials In south Carolina

CHARLESTON, =. c.. March 1.-THE
trial Of the two Culbreath lynchers be-
gan at Edgefield. ao-day. The sentence
OF Jones. the triple murderer, was de-
ferred on account Of a motion for new
trial
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NEw YORK. March l4.-Dominick
Gray, who killed his infant child in its
mothers arms and nearly killed the
mother. few days ago. died last night
in the hospital from delirium tremens.
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LokDON, March A.-The War Once
authorities have made arrangen,ents Tor
the transportation from Canada to Lon
don. during the coming season. of 5000
horses for artillery trains.